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A few months before Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Northeast, Ning Lin Ph.D. ’10 and her colleagues published an article in the journal Nature Climate Change warning that devastating storms could become more frequent as the climate changes.
The paper, with an emphasis on the hazards of storm surge and a focus on lower Manhattan, seemed prescient. After the storm, city officials asked Lin, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, to help assist New York City pr

William F. Baker is interviewed by Jeremy Chen '11, Elizabeth Nadelman '11 and Maryann Wachter '11. The Structural Engineering Partner for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Baker is best known for developing the “buttressed core” structural system for the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest manmade structure.
This collection of talks on skyscrapers includes interviews with three giants in the field of structural engineering -- Bill Baker, Leslie Robertson,

David Billington, Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor of Engineering and emeritus professor of civil and environmental Engineering, reflects upon his personal and professional experiences with Fazlur Khan in this lecture titled “Personal and Professional Reflections about a Great Engineer."
Khan was a structural engineer who significantly advanced the design of urban buildings and is most famous for his designs of the John Hancock Center and Willis (formerly Sears) Tower.
Khan is the subject

Guy Nordenson, a professor of architecture at Princeton, is interviewed by Alex Beers '11 and Michaela Glaser '11.
Guy Nordenson and Associates collaborates with architects in the design process of complex and challenging projects. Recent projects include the World Trade Center Memorial Slurry Wall Bracing Structure in New York with Davis Brody Bond and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger and the design of the 7 Stems Broadcast Tower in New York with Henry N Cobb/Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.

Leslie Robertson is interviewed by Meg Lee '11 and Jasmine Low '11.
Structure magazine describes Robertson as "a creative pioneer and visionary for new engineering concepts and applying computers in design," and says that his work "has greatly advanced the art and the science of structural engineering theory, not only for skyscrapers but also for long-span roofs, domes and bridges."
This collection of talks on skyscrapers includes interviews with three giants in the